Pros and Cons of Mobile GPS Tracking

Innovation in mobile phone tracking technology allows business owners and parents to track the whereabouts of their employees and family members, at any time of the day. However, this tech presents a double-edged sword that features benefits and drawbacks. Let’s analyze the pros and cons of implementing tracking technology in your life, and that of your employees and family.

Find a Lost Device

The most significant advantage of mobile tracking technology is the fact that you can find a lost, stolen, or misplaced device. All you need to do to find out the location of the phone or tablets is log onto an app like GPS–Handy Orten and execute a search command. The app pinpoints your device with outstanding accuracy providing you with the location history

Keep an Eye on Family Members

Concerned parents can use a third-party tracking app to keep an eye on their children. If your child exhibits irrational behavior and you’re worried about what they’re getting up to a tracking app can provide you with peace of mind.

The app tracks their movements and gives you a complete history of where they’ve been during the day. There’s no more getting away with skipping school or telling you they’re going to the movies when they’re going somewhere else. A tracking app works as long as their phone is online, and if there’s a gap in their location history, you’ll know somethings not right.

Monitor Driver Behavior

Third party apps let you monitor driver behavior. This feature serves business owners and parents. If you think your driver is wasting business resources and running errands on your time, a third-party tracking app lets you know their movements.
The app alerts you of any driver misconduct, such as talking on the phone or texting while driving. You’ll receive alerts of and hard braking or speeding as well. This system works well for monitoring the behavior of delivery drivers, and learner drivers.

Protect Company Data and Assets

A third party tracking app can take things to the next level for protection of your business data and assets. Can you imagine if your employee's phone goes missing? They may have sensitive business documents or data on their phone that your competitors are dying to get their hands on at any cost. A tracking app prevents this data from falling into the wrong hands. If you can’t recover the phone, you have the option to wipe it clean.

Certain tracking apps allow you to monitor communications behavior, as well as location data. Track your employees or family member’s texts, search history, and call logs without them being any the wiser. If your child is lying to you about their whereabouts or what they did during the day, you can check up on their communications and discover if they're telling the truth.

Invasion of Privacy – The Ethical Debate

This level of tracking causes a moral crisis with some people. Your children and employees may not like the fact that you’re monitoring their every move. It may seem kind of creepy.
However, In the case of your business, you have the right to know what our employees are doing with your time and money. If they feel you are invading their privacy, then they must have something to hide.
The ethical problem is a bit more challenging when it comes to covertly monitoring your children’s or spouse’s behavior. You could consider it the same as reading their private diary. The decision to use covert tracking software is up to the individual and its line that you’ll have to cross by yourself.

Loss of Trust

If you’re discovered using covert tracking software on your employees or children without their knowledge, it may cause a crisis of trust between you.
People don’t like to know that someone is spying on them, even when he or she is doing nothing wrong. The choice is up to you, take it or leave it, face the consequences if you get caught.

Wrapping Up – The Pro’s Outweigh the Cons
Overall we can say that the pros of implementing tracking software in your business or at home outweigh the cons. In the case of data loss, or one of your children going missing, a tracking app is invaluable to the recovery of the device or learning your child’s whereabouts.

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Tecno Camon X Pro Specs & Price: Super Selfies with 24MP Camera

Tecno launched two new smartphones in its Camon series early in April, and while we were expecting upgrades from last year's Camon devices in terms of camera, I'm not sure many were quite prepared for what Tecno came with; 24MP lens on a smartphone's camera. Say hi to the Tecno Camon X Pro.

Tecno launched its first smartphone of 2018, the Tecno Camon CM early in January, but it was apparent that it wasn't the flagship Camon device of the year as last year's Camon CX came with better specs. We speculated that it was a fore-runner sent to proclaim the bezel-less gospel, and were proven right when Tecno Mobile announced two more phones in the Camon series early in April.

The Tecno Camon X Pro is the higher variant of these and was announced alongside the Tecno Camon X, a device that shares its outward looks and many of its internal specs, but lags behind a  bit in the camera and memory departments.

TECNO CAMON X PRO SPECS

DISPLAY & DESIGN

• 6-inch IPS LCD Display.
• Full HD+ (1,080 * 2,160) Pixel Resolution.
• ~350PPI Pixel Density.
• 18:9 Aspect Ratio.
• Fingerprint sensor.

The Tecno Camon X Pro might seem large with a 6-inch display, but its 18:9 aspect ratio with slim bezels means it's actually as comfortable to hold and use as a 5.5-inch device with the regular (16:9) aspect ratio.

The smartphone is not made of metal, but it's designed to look like it is from afar. Its frames are made of metal, though, and its antenna lines are made to give it a look close to premium. The Camon X Pro comes with a speaker and micro-USB port underneath, a fingerprint sensor on the rear with the camera and LED flash and a micro-USB port on top.

MEMORY & PERFORMANCE

• 4GB RAM.
• 64GB Internal Storage.
• 2GHz 64-bit MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763)

Multi-tasking is not an issue with the Camon X Pro, as its 4GB of RAM allows you to keep many apps in memory at the same time, and switch between them easily. With 64GB of storage available by default, you can store a lot of multimedia files. And if that's not enough, you can add 128GB of storage with an external microSD card.

The Tecno Camon X Pro is powered by a MediaTek Helio P23 processor that can operate at 2GHz at full speed, sufficient enough for all kinds of operations on a smartphone.

CAMERA

• 24MP Front Camera with Dual-LED Flash.
• 16MP Rear Camera with Quad-LED (Ring) Flash.
• Autofocus.
• 1080p@30fps Video Recording.

Remember when the Camon C9 was launched and everyone couldn't stop talking about how good its cameras were? Well, those were 13MP lens and last year's Camon CX was even better, so imagine how this new breed of Camon smartphones is on the photography front.

The Tecno Camon X Pro captures superb selfies with its 24MP front camera, and you can even take selfies with bokeh effect. Your night shots won't be taking in a lot of noise, as you're covered with dual-LED flash on the front and quad-LED ring flash on the rear.

Talking about the rear, the Camon CX Pro sports a 16MP camera on the rear with support for 4X zoom.

BATTERY, CONNECTIVITY & SOFTWARE

• 3,750mAh battery with fast charging.
• 4G LTE.
• Android 8.1 Oreo OS.
• Tecno HiOS 3.0.

The Tecno Camon X Pro packs a 3,750mAh battery that can give you a full day of average use, and in case it runs down while you're using it heavily during the course of the day, you can quickly charge it back to 100% with its fast charging feature.

The smartphone has full support for 4G LTE and runs on the latest version of the Android operating system, Android 8.1 Oreo with Tecno's HiOS version 3.0 layered on top.

Still on software, the Camon X Pro comes with FaceID which allows you to unlock the smartphone using your facial details. Since this uses just the front camera, it shouldn't be relied upon as a trusted form of security, and it's better to stick to the rear-facing fingerprint scanner for securing the smartphone.

Tecno Camon X Pro Price and Availability

As at the time of publishing this post, only the Tecno Camon X is available in offline retail and online stores in Nigeria. This article will be updated once the Camon X Pro becomes available with the relevant price and purchase details.

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INFINIX Smart (X5010) - Entertainment on the GO – Be Smart ‘Unveiling Infinix Smart Series’

INFINIX Smart (X5010) Reviews, specifications and price- Infinix is serving up something new to young fans across Nigeria. It has introduced a new series targeted at young consumers especially those in tune with entertainment. Infinix offers smart series and its first model X5010 for smart fans.

The new Infinix Smart was designed to ensure young Nigerians have access to remarkable specifications and durable smartphones at an affordable price. Infinix smart is retailing at N29,500 with its amazing entertainment features which include: the front Dual speaker, 3D surround stereo system with dual power amplifier driver, Double volume to give music and videos the most outstanding sound quality with stable bass.

The new device also features 1280 x 720 pixels, 16GB ROM, Android 7.0 and more.

Full Specifications include:

Screen size – 5.0 HD
Camera – 8 Mega pixel/2 Mega Pixel
Sound – Front dual speaker
System – 3D Stereo Surrounding
Operating System – Android 7.0
XOS – XOS 2.2
Processor – 1.3GHZ Quad core Mediatek MTK6580
Battery – 3060MAH
Storage – 16GB ROM expandable to 32GB + 1 GB RAM
Network – 3G/2G
Colors – Apple Green/Champagne Gold/Bordeaux Red/Sandstone black/mysterious Blue.

The Infinix smart is available at all partner outlets in Nigeria for N29,500 only. For student fans, to become an Infinix ambassador in your university, simply join the Xclub group on Facebook. Lest I forget we might be coming with a hands-on review of the Infinix SMART, there we'll go into details, more photos and everything you need to know about this new device.

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Infinix Note 4 Takes Charge as the latest Infinix smartphone launched in Nigeria [Press Release]

This Press release gives insight and details on review for the Infinix Note 4, with release date, specifications and Price in Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and other countries, where the device will be available. We are also following up our previous post about this phone's launch and rumors.

In Lagos, Nigeria - July 3rd, 2017, INFINIX, Nigeria’s leading and preferred smartphone brand unveiled the new look Infinix Note series with the launch of Infinix Note 4/Note 4 pro today.

Infinix Note 4 is designed for the youths to empower and enable them to go beyond, it is also the 4th Generation of the Infinix Note Series, with the first of its kind Stylus pen ‘Xpen’. It also comes with the Infinix Note series innovation of super-fast charge. The Note 4 has the theme ‘5 minutes charge 250 minutes talk time’ and a battery life of 4500MAH, which charges five times faster and is equipped with Xcharge 4.0.

Infinix Note 4 comes in 2 versions the ‘Note 4 & Note 4 Pro’, which are both budget friendly and runs on 7.0 Android. It also comes with other remarkable features such as 5.7FHD screen, 13MP AF back camera, 8MP-mega pixels front camera, Xpen, Octa-core 1.3GHz 64bits, 32GB ROM, with expandable storage space to 128gb and 3GB RAM, 4G enabled and XOS 2.3.

“This is an historic moment for Infinix as we bring about a new era for our Note series,” says Bruno Li, Regional Manager Infinix Africa as he took questions at unveiling in Lagos.

With a promise to customers to retain its DNA of stylish Design, big screen, big battery and super fast charge. Infinix Mobility pioneered the powerful smartphone series with the successful launch of Infinix Note 3 in 2016. The launch, which received a massive reception, also led to the smartphone becoming Nigeria’s most searched Android smartphone on Google - the first time a mid-range smartphone has taken the search lead.

“The Note 3 was a huge success last year which tells us we have passed the threshold of being a new brand to being a strong household name in this market, with the Infinix Note 4 we want to empower customers to take charge and make the needful change with their lifestyle,” Bruno adds.

The Infinix Note 4 and Note 4 Pro comes in 3 unique colors, champagne Gold, Ice Blue and Milan Black. To be a part of the new Infinix Note revolution, customers can pre-order the new Infinix Note 4 at all partner stores in Nigeria and get free Dual-Noise cancelling earphones or 3D speakers when they pre order before the 7th of July.

 INFINIX NOTE 4 - ALL PRICES IN NIGERIA

The retail price for Infinix Note 4 is N53, 000 & N58,000 for the 32GB + 3GB.
And the Note 4 Pro will retail for N66,000. The Note 4 will be available nationwide online and offline on the 7th of July 2017.

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Infinix Zero 4 - Official Photos with rumored Specifications

Infinix Zero 4 will be a successor of the Zero 3 which was a very well acclaimed smartphone that stormed the mobile phone market especially online at Jumia and Konga last year 2015. The smartphone company released quite a number of devices this 2016 but until now we didn't hear a thing about a flagship for their Zero model category.

Few words surrounding the Zero 4 smartphone consists of a 4GB RAM, 64GB ROM, 64 bit processor, a display screen size of 5.7 inches and a metallic body.

Infinix Zero 4 Official Photos:

We have some photos of the Infinix Zero 4 that were leaked online so you can have a clue of what the smartphone looks like before it eventually gets an official launch at the end of the year 2016 or early January 2017.

Zero 4  Photos:

 

Infinix Zero 4 Specifications:

We will also show you some rumored specifications of the Infinix Zero 4 flagship:

• RAM: 4GB
• Internal Storage: 64GB ROM
• External Storage: — yet to be confirmed
• Front Camera : 13MP front camera
• Back Camera : 20.7MP camera 
• Display: 5.7 inches IPS screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Protection
• SIM Type: — Yet to be confirmed
• 3G Network : — Yes
• 4G Network : Yes
• OS: Android 6.0 Marshmallow with X0S
  
• Dimensions : 153.2 X 76.4 X 7.8 mm
• Color: Black
• Weight : — Yet to be confirmed
• Processor : MediaTek Helio X25, 64-bit mesh octa-core processor
• Graphics: N/A
• Security : Finger print scanner
• Battery: 4000mAh

More rumored details reaching is saying the the Zero 4 is going to sport a huge processor,a 64 bit Octa-core processor.
We will post more updates as soon as we confirm the device's official specs, release dates and other stuffs you need to about the Infinix Zero 4 upon its launch.

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How To Know if an Android Device Supports (Gyroscope) VR Experience

Can My Android phone Play VR Games & Videos?
Is my smartphone VR ready?
How do I know if my phone supports Virtual Reality videos and games?
These common questions are what people had started to ask recently ever since the fun of VR (virtual reality) went viral, and from what we can foretell, VR is here to stay.

By the End of the Post you will:

• be able to know if your Android or any smartphone supports VR
• know what to look out for when Buying a phone if your aim is to enjoy VR
• and Where to buy a VR headset in Nigeria or other countries

Millions of people have already embraced the new technology. Bad news is, billions of smartphones are yet to support or play VR videos, the few opportuned devices are mobile phones that are most expensive to the average and very few low-end smartphones that allow VR experience. As time goes on, is phone manufacturers had started integrating support for the new tech on other range of phones, which is a good thing.

So, What do you need to Enjoy Virtual reality on your Smartphone?
All you need is a smartphone that Supports Virtual reality, and you need a VR headset, with that you are good to go.

Although specifically, MediaTek devices that are most used now (perhaps even by you reading this now) are often seen as mid-range and low end smartphones that don't have this VR feature, yet, few are now having it today. So Users are enjoying same VR experience that very expensive smartphones provide.

How to Check If your Android (MTK - MediaTek) Phone Supports Gyroscope for Playing VR

If you own an MTK (MediaTek) android phone, or any other devicep-type, perhaps you want to buy one soon, and join the trend of people using VR supported smartphones, you only need to look out for one thing that your Android smartphone should feature, "GYROSCOPE".

What is Gyroscope technology?

It's not a feature that is boldly stated on your smartphone's pack, but it's beginning to receive a lot of attention lately. See Wikipedia for definition, and certainly it's been embedded into our smartphones.

To confirm availability of Gyroscope Install this App.
After installing, open it and swipe to the right where you see "Sensors"

CPU Z is a great App that also appeared among the Apps that we can use to check GPU/CPU info of our devices. It gives in-depth insight of what your smartphone is truly made of.

Where to Buy VR Headsets in Nigeria Or other Countries:

I had seen really good ones that are very flexible to use for almost all smartphones that had VR features and trust me, the prices are reasonably affordable for the headsets, (works especially on new Android smartphones) check Konga or even Geek.NG STORE.


If you would like to buy from or at other countries, there are awesome VR headsets you can buy from AlieXpress.
Hope you enjoy some VR experience when you get both a smartphone and headset for it.

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Infinix Hot 4 (X557) Released - Check out the Specs and Price

Infinix Hot 4 (X557) had been released and now available in the market for interested buyers who would like to experience an improvement in this successor. The smartphone carries similar design to the previous model (i.e Infinix Hot 3) but this time, packs better battery juice, finger print sensor, and a recent Android OS (Marshmallow) that is dressed by its brand new Infinix's UI (the OSX).

Something else that seem quite surprising, is to see how frequently this Infinix Brand keeps pouring out new models of their variants almost every 3 months. It wasn't up to a month the Infinix Hot S debuted.

Anyways, before we may come back with later review of the Infinix Hot 4, we have here, a quick Specification of the Infinix Hot 4 with the price.

Infinix Hot 4 - Quick Specs

• Model : Hot 4, Infinix X557
• Display: 5.5inch (720 x 1280 px)
• RAM: 2GB RAM
• Camera: 8MP rear, 5MP front camera
• Internal Memory: 16GB ROM, 32GB micro SD
• CPU: MT6580 (1.3GHz - Quad Core)
• OS: XOS (Based on Android 6 Marshmallow)
• Battery: 4,000mAh
• SIM: Dual SIM micro
• Extras: Finger-print ID, 
• Connection: WiFi, HotSpot, Bluetooth 4.0

The new Infinix Hot 4 is here for price tag of ₦37,000, although there wear no teasers, pre-launch, no announcements or any usual manner of the Infinix Brand releasing this smartphones but it's already Available for you, if you're interested in getting it. >> BUY NOW - Click Here to View Price Offers

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Apple Music decides to Move Over to a Better matching technology

Apple Music, though a very good cloud service for music lovers, has its own fair share of problems. Before I go on blabbing about the problems Apple Music users do encounter, let me talk a little about the service itself.

Apple Music is a service by Apple Inc. that allows you to match your personal collection of music files on your Mac to an online music catalog, so that you can stream your favorite music tracks from the cloud via Apple's iCloud. Now you know what Apple Music is.

Though Apple Music is a very good service, it has a couple of problems. One of it is that it doesn't match songs from a personal library accurately with those on the online catalog. Sometimes, a live version of a song in the personal library could be matched to a studio version of the same song in the online catalog. While it's the same song, the sounds and vocals would be quite different, and users who get caught up in such a situation wouldn't be too happy.



Another problem associated with Apple Music is that if you accidentally deleted a music file from your personal library on your Mac, when re-downloading it from your online catalog on Apple Music cloud service, a DRM (copyright protection) would be attached to it, even when it was previously not included. When this happens, it would be impossible to use and distribute the song as freely as you would have done had the DRM not been attached to the song.

Well, good news is here for Apple Music subscribers. Apple has finally addressed the issue and now Apple Music is being switched over to a new audio fingerprinting technology that would make sure your personal library files would be matched accurately with those in the online catalog.
Most importantly, this means that all your songs will be DRM-free whenever this matching takes place, and you would now be able to download your favorite tracks from iCloud without being restricted by copyright protection.
It seems online service providers are now thinking more and more about the welfare of their users and subscribers, even as Amazon Video was updated a few days ago to allow you download offline videos to an SD Card.
Not all Apple Music subscribers have been switched over to this better technology yet, as the switching is going on at the rate of 1 to 2 percent per day, but when a subscriber has been switched, he/she would be able to tell by seeing Matched in the iCloud Status column in their iTunes app.
iTunes Match, an online music matching service similar to Apple Music has had this audio fingerprinting technology for a very long time. Now, iTunes Match subscribers who also have an Apple Music subscription can drop their iTunes Match subscriptions in order to enjoy the same access to their personal library at any time, and in addition DRM-free songs.
Are you an Apple Music subscriber? Have you been switched over yet? Perhaps you're thinking about dropping your iTunes Match subscription now that you've read this, but aren't too sure? Do let us know in the comments below. We'd be glad to help. :-)

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Pokemon Go and the future of Mobile Augmented Reality

In the last two weeks, something has been sending waves of excitement all over the internet, and it's the game called Pokemon Go. This is the game that had broken records on iOS and Android with millions of downloads within a week of its Official release. 
If you haven't heard or do not know what Pokemon Go is, it's a smartphone game that involves catching Pokemons. So what makes it different? Pokemon Go uses a smartphone's in-built GPS and Camera in a combo with Augmented Reality (AR) to create a live experience of catching Pokemons.

• The Game is Available On Google PlayStore HERE

• And on the iTunes Appstore HERE

Photo credits: Nintendo

Anyway, we're not here to elaborate on how playing Pokemon Go feels, and the feats Pokemon Go has amassed in the weeks since its release. No, we're not. What we are interested in here is the trend the game sets for the use of Augmented Reality on our mobile (smart) phones, as long as you own an iPhone or Android, you really should look at AR being used on cameras in this post.

Niantic, the developers of Pokemon Go, have been behind several immersive games, and had previously taken a shot at utilizing Augmented Reality on smartphones with the game, Ingress. However, Pokemon Go is the first mobile game to offer a decent AR experience without the need for any other thing apart from the smartphone itself. Previous efforts at incorporating augmented reality into our everyday smartphone use need the use of an AR-designed headset or device of some sort, which requires more out of the pocket of the interested.

All Pokemon Go uses is the in-built GPS of a smartphone and the camera, utilizing the software and internet connection to create virtual images of Pokemons in front of and around a player, with the GPS used to place virtual Pokemons in real-life locations in the environment of the player, prompting them to move around in order to catch 'em all.

This shows that the capability of Augmented Reality has been with modern smartphones, at least those manufactured as far back as 2014, since all you need is a smartphone with good internet connection capabilities, clear camera, solid GPS and strong battery.

So why have we not been having Pokemon GOs to play on our smartphones? Why is the Google Play Store and the Apple Store not filled with AR-enabled apps requiring you to move around and interact more with the environment, or at least offer some immersive experience of the virtual in the real?

It just shows how lightly developers have taken this possibility. Perhaps they don't know it's possible, or they've tried and failed. Well, Pokemon Go didn't come out of the blues. Niantic workers didn't just wake up one day and put together the addictive game. It has taken them years of plannings, failures and retries, and from the success the game has seen in such a short time, it has been worth all the stress.

What I'm particularly excited about is the future our smartphones now face in terms of Augmented Reality usage. PokeMon Go has set a trend in the mobile gaming industry, and it's one other developers and gaming companies are bound to (and had better) follow. Relax, dear smartphone, your augmented future is bright!

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iPhone 6S Plus VS Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge – Who's Better?

Last year, the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus were released, and Apple fanboys were all heated up, especially about the iPhone 6S, claiming it's the device of the century and all.
Now, early this year, Apple's biggest rivals Samsung dropped the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge and it was the turn of Android fanboys to shout the roof down, singing praises of both Galaxy S7 variants to whoever cared to give an ear.
In a nutshell, both devices are great, and both excel in features and performance. But as in all situations, one is always better than another right?. It is very hard to judge which is the better one between the current top flagships from the top smartphone manufacturers in the world, and it's practically impossible to say which is the overall best.

In our comparison between the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and the iPhone 6S Plus today, we'll be comparing the performance of both devices in different areas and specifications, with picture proofs where necessary.
It's quite chunky, so you may want to grab a sit as you begin reading The iPhone 6S vs Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Comparison

Spoiler Alert!!!
If you're an Android fanboy and you're reading this post eagerly waiting for us to destroy the iPhone 6S (with the pen of course, since it's mightier than the sword :) ), you might want to hit the back button. Same goes to all iPhone or Apple fanboys. We are going to compare both devices fairly and based on real life tests and experiences.

We're going to base our comparison on the following:

• Design & Display
• Performance & Storage
• Software & Hardware
• Camera
• Battery & Charging
• Price

Display & Design

Apple iPhones have always been loved by their superior designs, and the premium look it possesses and gives its users. However, from the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, Samsung has started producing its flagship phones with designs good enough to match that of the iPhone, and the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge has been described as sexier than the iPhone 6S Plus.

Looking at the specs, the S7 Edge is made from glass and aluminum, the front screen and back of the phones sporting curved glass designs. This gives the phone a more classy look, but the fact that the glass on the Galaxy S7 Edge tends to accumulate fingerprints a lot is enough to scare some people off it, especially the germaphobes. Should you mistakenly break the glass on the S7 Edge, it is very expensive to replace.

The iPhone 6S Plus is made purely from aluminum and is designed in the way iPhones have always been designed, with some minor tweaks in the design. That said, the iPhone is still a good-looking design, and some will actually prefer its looks to those of the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. Both devices have screens 5.5 inches wide, but in dimensions, the S7 Edge is smaller and more handy to the touch at a dimension of 151 x 73 x 7.7mm. The iPhone 6S Plus is quite massive, at a dimension of 158 x 78 x 7.3mm, thanks to its smaller bezels. The iPhone 6S Plus is the weightier of the two, at 192 grams. Combine that with the wider display, you get a slightly bulkier classy flagship.

The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge once again excels here, at just 157 grams. Coming to the screen internals, the Galaxy S7 Edge has an AMOLED display with display resolution of 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD/QHD) pixels and pixel density of 534ppi, while the iPhone 6S Plus has an IPS LCD display with display resolution of 1920 x 1080 (Full HD/FHD) pixels and pixel density of 401ppi. The S7 Edge's display is 33 percent sharper from the specifications, but the Apple iPhones have been known to exceed just paper specifications.
Verdict: TIE

 

 Performance & Storage

Under the hood, the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge comes with a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor with processing speeds of up to 2.1 GHz, while the iPhone 6S Plus comes with Apple's own A9 Processor with dual cores and processing speeds of 1.84 GHz. Though the specs suggests that the S7 Edge has a better processor, iPhones are well renowned for their efficient RAM management in the face of Samsung's formerly crappy Touchwiz RAM management, so it's hard to off-handedly say which processor is better. However, in graphics and benchmark tests conducted repeatedly, the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge processor has been shown to beat the iPhone 6S Plus' processor.
Another plus for the edgy phone. The Galaxy S7 Edge comes with 4GB of RAM, which is double that of the iPhone 6S Plus. Again, this doesn't really matter as the iPhone has much better memory management than any other smartphone. With the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, you have the option of only 32GB of storage in the U.S. and 32GB, 64GB and 128GB outside the U.S. There is also the option to expand the internal memory with an external memory card. The iPhone 6S Plus offers 16GB, 64GB and 128GB of internal memory, however with no option of expansion. Overall, both devices perform well enough, with the S7 Edge better in magnitude of specs and the 6S Plus performing really well in real time situations.

Software & Hardware

The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box, with the Samsung's heavily-customized version of Android Touchwiz, as usual.
Touchwiz has had pretty bad criticisms and reviews since its release, but not many have been able to fault the version of Touchwiz that came with the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, mainly to the fact that it has been refined and RAM management and general operations on the custom UI have been greatly improved. The iPhone 6S Plus, which was released in 2015, ran iOS 9 out of the box, with its users gearing up for iOS 10, just as Android users are anticipating Nougat. Both software versions perform exceedingly well, each packing its own features, some similar, some different. The iPhone 6S Plus comes with 3D Touch, which is absent on the S7 Edge, and the S7 Edge offers a lot of customizations with Touchwiz, which the iPhone doesn't offer.

The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and the iPhone 6S Plus come with fingerprint scanners, located in the same place -- the home button -- and with similar performance speeds. It is said that the iPhone's fingerprint scanner requires a shorter validation time, but longer on-screen unlock time due to animations, and the S7 Edge requires a longer validation time and shorter on-screen unlock time. Both devices have a single speaker on the bottom of the devices, and, as usual, a charging point at the middle of the bottom of the devices. The Samsung device's charging port is a micro-USB port, while that of the iPhone is a lightning port, the difference being that the iPhone's charging cable is reversible. The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge has an IP68 rating, which means that it can be submerged in up to 1.5 metres of water for up to 30 minutes. The iPhone, though doesn't have this capability.

Camera

The camera on the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge has been hyped very high, much due to its excellent performance in low-light conditions. Both smartphones come with Optical image Stability (OIS) and 4k video recording. The apertures on both phones' cameras are different, though, with the S7 Edge's camera having a larger f/1.7 aperture, and the 6S Plus having a smaller f/2.2 aperture. Practically, the two phones' camera perform really well in normal light situations, with the iPhone 6S Plus' camera producing softer, darker images with less contrast, and the Galaxy S7 Edge's camera producing more sharper and vibrantly-colored images with more contrast. Invariably, the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge's camera performs better than the iPhone 6S Plus in low-light conditions, and this has been confirmed over and over again in various tests and camera shots.

Battery & Charging

The iPhone 6S Plus comes with a smaller 2,915mAh battery, while the S7 Edge has a 3,600mAh battery. IPhones have always been known for their not-too-large choice of batteries, and a lot of iPhone users say that this doesn't necessarily mean a shorter usage time, since iPhones are very good in software and hardware blending. The S7 Edge's battery, though, has been confirmed to be better then the 6S Plus' battery in terms of usage time. The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge comes with Qualcomm's Quick Charge technology, which allows you to charge the device from 0 to 100 percent in about 75 minutes, compared to the iPhone 6S Plus that doesn't have fast-charge and takes almost 2 hours to charge fully. The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge further beats the iPhone 6S Plus hands down with its wireless charging capabilities. The iPhone is incapable of wireless charging, mainly because of its all-metal design.

Price

The prices of the two phones differ according to the storage capacity and color. Check the listings below:

• IPhone 6S Plus

16GB - Silver Color N220,000 ==> View at Konga
Gold Color N235,000 ==> View at Konga 
64GB - Space Grey Color N274,500 ==> View at Konga
Silver Color N279,000 ==> View at Konga
128GB - Silver Color N299,900 ==> View at Konga

• Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

Currently only the 32GB is available in Nigeria at N275,500 on Jumia Nigeria HERE.

Overall, considering all the points above, my professional verdict on this matter is that the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge is better, though slightly, than the iPhone 6S Plus. We're looking forward to what the iPhone 7 and Samsung Galaxy Note 7 will bring to the table this year.

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Top Cheapest Android Tablets in Nigeria 2016

Tablets are desired by many, mainly for their wide displays and the ease with which they can be moved around and used. Tablet devices were shot to prominence with the release of the Apple iPad back in 2012, and since then many, if not all OEMs have joined in the race. While the Apple iPad and the Samsung Galaxy Tab and Galaxy Note tablets are topping the charts of the best tablets, although we had seen people enjoying viewing the best sugar mummy Africa website in Nigeria, using their tablets, we know the tablets are quite expensive and may not be readily available to low-income earners. So if you're wishing to get the goodies a tablet offers without causing a big hole in your pocket or bank account, here is a list of the best and cheapest Android tablets in Nigeria.

Top Cheapest Tablets in Nigeria 2016

1. Lenovo A7-30 

The Lenovo Tab A7-30 is a budget Android Tablet with a wide display and moderately good internal specs. The tab has a 7-inch capacitive HD display, with pixel resolution of 1024*600 and pixel density of 170. The tablet is 3G and Wi-Fi enabled, and runs on a 3450mAh Battery. The Lenovo A7-30 is powered by a 1.3GHz Quad-Core MediaTek processor and has 1GB RAM capacity. The 16GB internal storage capacity can be expanded to up to 64GB with an external SD card. The Operating System of the Lenovo Tab A7-30 is quite outdated though, running on Android 4.4.2 KitKat, but that OS is still being used on many Android devices today, and is not quite bad considering that the tab is a budget device. The Lenovo Tab A7-30 with 3G is currently available on Konga at the price of N26,700. ==> Click to View Price Offers

2. Imose X-II

 

The iMose X-II tablet is a great improvement on the initial iMose X-I, and offers some good specs at an affordable price.
The iMose X-II features an immersive 10.1-inch screen with a display resolution of 1024*800 pixels. It's powered by an Intel Quad-core processor which is aided by 1GB of RAM.
Its internal storage capacity of 8GB is large enough to accommodate your files and apps, and can be further expanded up to 32GB with an external memory card. The iMose X-II tablet is equipped with a 5MP rear camera and 2MP front camera, and is capable of utilizing Wi-Fi connections, as well as 3G connections with its dual-SIM slot. Excitingly, the tablet has a 5,000mAh battery that makes its other good features enjoyable for longer. The iMose X-II tablet is available at a price of N38,000 on Konga.==> Click to View Price Offers

3. Itel iNote Prime

 

The Itel iNote Prime is another 7-inch Android tablet with a low price tag and good specs. However, the iNote Prime is distinguished from other tablets in its price range by the camera sitting at its top left corner, the selfie camera which has 8.0MP lens. The main camera is also 8.0MP, and the camera quality is something to be excited about.
The Itel iNote Prime is powered by a 1.2GHz Quad-Core processor and 1GB RAM. It possesses 8GB of internal memory, which is expandable to up to 32GB. A 3,000mAh battery keeps it working round the clock. The Itel iNote Prime tablet is available on Jumia and Konga between N25,000 and N30,000.
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4.Tecno Droipad 7C Pro

 

The Tecno Droipad 7C Pro was released as a successor to the original Tecno Droipad 7C, and from the positive response the tablet has received since its launch, we can call it a worthy successor. It features a 7-inch display with 1024 pixel resolution, and on-screen navigation buttons. The tablet is powered by a fast 1.3GHz Quad-core MTK processor and comes with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of expandable memory. The Tecno Droipad 7C Pro runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop with Tecno's new custom UI Tecno HiOS out of the box, and it's powered by a 3,000mAh battery. The Tecno Droipad 7C Pro is available in retail stores in Nigeria between N27,000 and N29,000.
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5. Tecno Droipad 8H

 

The Tecno Droipad 8H is Tecno's largest offering in the Droipad series of super-affordable tablets, with a 8-inch touchscreen. It runs on a mammoth 5100mAh battery (the largest I've seen on a Tecno device), and is powered by the same Quad-core MediaTek processor found in other Droipads. The Tecno Droipad 8H has a 1GB RAM and internal memory of 8GB which is expandable up to 32GB. The tablet supports 3G, but has only one SIM slot. The rear camera on the tablet has 8000 pixels, while the front camera has 5000 pixels. The Droipad 8H runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box and is available at the price of N48,500 on Konga Nigeria.
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Once again, Tecno products dominate the list, which shows that Tecno Mobile has mastered the act of delivering quality devices at very affordable prices to Nigerians. The list of cheap tablets in Nigeria is actually longer than this, but we've narrowed it down to reflect those that may appeal to consumers today, as well as those that have enough quality to be used for long periods of time.

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List of the Top 10 Smartphones in Nigeria 2016 / 2017

The year has been an adventurous and interesting one for smartphone lovers in Nigeria and the world in general, some of these smartphone listed here below were launched in 2016 and some even made their way into the best list for 2017, perhaps before the 1st quarter of new releases are made. Which means we will surely update in this article.

Moving on, with a flurry of devices being released in short intervals from major smartphone makers we've rounded up a list of the top 10 of the best smartphones in Nigeria that were released this year 2017 as said earlier, you will get an update version of the list. You could consider the list as a guide if you are planning on buying quality smartphones in Nigeria.

Table of Contents

• Gionee Marathon M5 Series: Lite, Plus and Enjoy 
• Gionee Marathon M5 Mini 
• G-Power (Y6 Pro) 
• Infinix Zero 3 
• Infinix Hot 3 
• Tecno Camon C8 
• Tecno Boom J8 
• Tecno L8 & L8 Plus 
• Tecno W4 
• Tecno Camon C9 

10. Marathon M5 Series: Lite, Plus & Enjoy

The Gionee M5 series of smartphones were introduced starting from 2015, and these devices caused a blast in the Nigerian smartphone market. The main reason for the success of the Gionee Marathon M5 series is the fact that they pack advanced specs at ridiculously low prices.

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The Gionee M5 Lite features a 5-inch HD Touchscreen, 1GB of RAM and 16GB of internal memory. The device is powered by a 64-bit 1.3GHz MediaTek Processor Chip with four operating cores. The phone has an 8MP rear camera and 5MP front camera with a 4,000mAh battery. The device costs around N30,000 in the Nigerian market.

Gionee Marathon M5 Plus has a larger 6-inch AMOLED display with 3GB of RAM and 64GB of internal memory. The device is powered by the same MediaTek processor, albeit with eight processing cores. It possesses a 13MP rear camera with LED flash and 5MP camera, and a massive 5,020 mAh battery. The device costs between N75,000 - N80,000 in Nigeria.

The Gionee Marathon M5 Enjoy was released alongside the other two, and sits between them in terms of specs and price. The device has a 5.5-inch HD display with 3GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. It is powered by the same processor as the M5 Lite and has a 5,000mAh battery. It possesses a 8MP rear camera and 5MP front camera, and offers 4G network connectivity. It costs between N60,000 - N70,000 in Nigeria.

9. Gionee Marathon M5 Mini

The Marathon M5 Mini was unveiled long after the release of the above three devices, perhaps to suit those wanting the eye-popping specs at an affordable price.
The M5 Mini sports a 5-inch display, with 2GB RAM and 16GB internal memory. It's powered by a Mediatek MT6580 quad-core processor with 1.3GHz processing speed. It possesses an 8MP rear camera with LED flash and a 5MP front camera, with a 4,000mAh Battery. The device costs around 30,000 in Nigeria.

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8. Huawei G Power (Y6 Pro)

The Huawei G Power is a smartphone that packs a lot of features that far exceed its price.

"The Huawei G-Power smartphone features some really attractive capabilities and nice appearance. Huawei G-Power (Y6 Pro) is will be an affordable smartphone features a 5 inches IPS screen display." Click Here To Read More

7. Infinix Zero 3

The Infinix Zero 3 was touted before its release as the Hero3ology Flagship of Infinix Mobility, and its specs depict those commonly found in flagship devices. We have some unboxing photos of the Zero 3, and we have done a full review of the device.

"Infinix Zero 3 is the phone that the Infinix Mobility team had exerted much energy to come up with looking at the new premium features and price, it's quite more expensive than their other models they released." => Click Here To Read More Specs

6. Infinix Hot 3

The Infinix Hot 2 is 2016's iteration of the Infinix Hot 2 Android One smartphone, obviously with advanced specs. Several teasers and exclusive photo leaks preceded the release of the Infinix Hot 3.

"Once again, Infinix Hot 3 is going to be a budget smartphone like its predecessors ( the first Hot and Hot 2 ) this means Hot 3 will be affordable and easy for potential users to purchase the device especially in Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya." Click Here To Read More

5. Tecno Boom J8

Tecno bounced back this year with the release of the Tecno Boom J8, the super music phone. The device has a 5.5-inch display, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal memory.

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4. Tecno Camon C8

The Tecno Camon C8 was released last year, and until recently was the reigning Tecno phone in Nigeria. The phone excels greatly in the camera department, sporting a 13MP rear camera with dual LED flash, and a 5MP front camera with LED flash. The device is still available in Nigerian stores for under N40,000 => Click Here To Read More

3. Tecno L8 & L8 Plus

Just two months ago, the Tecno L8 was released into the smartphone market without pomp and pageantry. Most Nigerians, including tech reviewers didn't know about the existence of the device until about a week after its release. The main selling point of the device is its mammoth 5050mAh battery, and coupled with a 1GB RAM and 16GB internal memory running on Android 5.1 Lollipop, the device endeared many. => Click Here to View Price Offers

However, some people were not satisfied with the 1GB RAM, which prompted Tecno Mobile to release the Tecno L8 Plus some weeks after, with the main difference being the 2GB RAM in the L8 Plus. The Tecno L8 is being sold for N30,000 while the L8 Plus goes for N32,000 in Nigeria.

2. Tecno W4

The Tecno W4 was released alongside the Tecno L8 and is Tecno's first device to run on Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The main downside of the device is its 2500mAh battery, but that is complemented with Quick Charge option. It has 1GB of RAM, 16GB of ROM and is powered by a 1.3 GHz Quad-core MTK processor. It features a 8MP rear camera and 2MP selfie camera. The device is sold between N24,000 - N27,000 in Nigeria.

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1. Tecno Camon C9

The Tecno Camon C9 was released into the smartphones market after so many leaks and photo renders and since then, people just can't stop talking about the device. Featuring a first-of-its-kind Biometric Iris Security Scanner in place of the usual fingerprint scanner, a 13MP selfie camera positioned at the centre of the device, and a 13MP main camera with a powerful LED flash, the device quickly appeals to many. Other specs of the Tecno Camon C9 include a non-removable 3,000mAh battery, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of ROM. The device is currently on sale in all major smartphone markets in Nigeria at a recommended retail price of N49,999.

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There you have it. The list above should serve as a guide for you if you're looking to get the most value for your money in the Nigerian smartphone market. The year is not over yet, so we expect to see more spectacular devices being rolled out of the coffers of smartphone-manufacturing companies as the year rolls by.

What do you think of these devices? Are they worth being on the list of the Top 10 Smartphones in Nigeria? Let me know by commenting.

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WhatsApp is Ending support for Blackberry, Nokia, Android and iOS devices

As at now, there are one billion people using WhatsApp, performing about 100 million calls a day, some will be among users of the devices about to be removed out of their service as it's been announced on their blog, "We will soon be ending support for certain devices. At the end of 2016", Whatsapp will no longer support the following platforms:

• BlackBerry, including BlackBerry 10
• Nokia S40
• Nokia Symbian S60
• Android 2.1 and Android 2.2
• Windows Phone 7.1
• iPhone 3GS/iOS 6

According to the WhatsApp team, it was a tough decision they had to take cause things are changing really fast and they said "we're putting an even greater emphasis on security features and more ways to stay in touch with the people that you care about.

These platforms listed above don't offer the kind of capabilities we need to expand our app's features in the future. If you use one of these affected mobile devices, we recommend upgrading to a newer Android running OS 2.3+, a Windows Phone 8+, or an iPhone running iOS 7+ before the end of 2016 to continue using WhatsApp.
Once you have one of these devices, simply install WhatsApp and verify your phone number on the new device to continue using WhatsApp. Keep in mind that WhatsApp can only be activated with one phone number on one device at a time."

There is currently no option to transfer your chat history between platforms. However, we provide the option to send your chat history attached to an email.
People using those devices about to be cancelled had started getting the notification about this already.

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4 Magical Uses of Your Phone's Camera You Probably Never Knew About

Every time we open our smartphone's camera, our intention is to take a photo, to capture moments or shoot videos with the phone. But your device's camera is now created to do more than just taking beautiful selfies, group photos or video calls.
Regardless of whether your phone runs Android or iOS, here are some other cool tricks and things you can do with your smartphone's camera combined with various apps you will need; to perform them.

 

1. TRANSLATE PICTURED TEXTS

Assuming you're walking down somewhere and see a road sign or a text written on a bus, or you're in a restaurant presented with a food menu having texts you don't understand, simply pick up your phone and open Google Translate (For Android, For iOS). You can get an instant translation through your camera directly from the front page of the app, tap on the camera icon and away you go.
Although the camera feature doesn't have as many language translations as the text side of it, but it can be pretty handy in many cases.
TextGrabber + Translator - Get it for Android, for iOS
and WayGo (Android, iOS) all work in a similar way.

2. FOR PICKING STARS IN THE SKY

Speaking of augmented reality or mixed reality, you can blend the use of your phone's camera and unique apps to find and pick out stars in the beautiful clouds once its evening or night, without telescope.
To do this, install SkyView (Android, iOS), point your phone camera up at the sky
You may also use apps like Wikitude (Android, iOS) or Blippar (Android, iOS).
These are amazing AR apps, you may even make a person smile if you show it off to your boy or girlfriend as you both are taking a night walk.

3. SCANNING DOCUMENTS

You don't always need the bulky scanning machine when you have a smartphone with you. Whether you would like to convert a pictured document to editable texts, or you would like to snap them as photo to keep them safely in the cloud. Your phone's camera with special Apps can perfectly handle that.
Scannable by Evernote's app ( For iOS ) and ScanBot (For iOS) are great choices, so is Google Drive apps (For Android) is able to do that same function.
You can also do this with CameraScanner ( For Android, For iOS )

4. WHEN YOU FORGET YOUR EYE-GLASSES

If texts are too small for you to see when reading, you can use this Android app to magnify the text, making it to act like your eye glasses so you can see the texts clearly through the screen.

Doing these cool stuffs may almost feel like magic, hope you'll pick one and try soon.

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This Video of Camera Lens Breakthrough Proves Smartphones can soon outperform DSLRs

Some years back some photographers had decided to ditch their awesome DSLR and take a completely different approach to photography. If I were among them, I would wish the same thing they did, that I didn’t want a task to haul around, however, still be able to take respectable pictures.

The camera people use itself wasn’t so much the problem; it was the lenses. With rare exception, the heavier a camera’s lens, the better its quality (and the higher its price). Smartphones didn’t provide the image quality photographers were after (I’ll be honest, they still don’t) but that’s by the way.

Recent developments had sparked up that proves Researchers at Harvard have developed a lens designed of quartz that’s coated with variant microscopic titanium dioxide towers organized in specific patterns to focus light-weight. the end result is that lightweight centered through a 600nm “metalens” can achieve constant resolution and magnification as a traditional 5-6cm glass lens.

The best part yet to happen according to the video about Shrinking microscope lenses (by Science Magazine on YouTube) below shows that metalenses are far cheaper to produce than traditional glass lenses and are fully compatible with silicon chip technology. Once researchers focus the entire visible spectrum into the same focal length using metalenses, they’ll be able to place them into smartphones, microscopes, DSLRs or any other imaging devices.


Assuming everything pans out, we don’t know if the prices of such phones will increase but we might see smartphones with DSLR-quality cameras arrive sooner than we expect.

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5 Incredible Upcoming Android Games To Expect from June 2016

If you go through our Game archive here, you'll see some nice games had been released this year which mobile gamers enjoyed but today I'll tell you about some of the most incredible upcoming Android games you should expect coming in by 3rd (third) Quarter of 2016, a time between June and September 2016, believe us, you don't want to miss at least one of these games below.

5. Shadow Fight 3

Moscow Based game company, Nekki, released an Official teaser for a new version of its fighting game known as "Shadow Fight 3" , its third version of the game.
The game has a captivating story and fascinating new 3D graphics. Fighting characters have skills but You can now add new unique moves by going into your shadow form to use these amazing set of your unique fighting moves and abilities.
For now there only screenshots of Shadow Fight 3 that had been released but the developers plan the Shadow Fight 3 to be released by fall of Autumn which is around September this 2016.

4. Stasis

Stasis android game had a huge success at start and turn out on PC and will be ported to Mobile to be really available by end of 2016.
The game follows a story where the Hero wakes up in Stasis to find his Wife missing. You have to solve puzzles, combined objects and interact with the environments in you are in. How long you want to survive is left to you as you can choose to commit suicide to end the nightmare you are in.

3. The Frostrune

The Hero's ship crashed in a Storm close to an island, now he's stranded near a mysterious village, something makes everyone in that village to run and disappear and you are about to find out why.
This is A mystical game based on skills and methodology. In the game you will have to go through dark forces, interact with quiet ghosts, and talking dead.

2. Labyrinth

When you choose your hero you get set of cards that you can use to do special attacks and cast spells, a unique churned game of collectible card games and dungeon crawlers.
You can Buy or Win the cards using gold won in battles. If you loose you get only experience.
Each player can create their own maze and have 5 battles with real Opponents in it or play against other players in other dungeons.

1. Contra Mobile

Great news! Konami and TenCent have posted a trailer for the prestigious good old game, Contra which had now been ported to mobile for Android to be titled CONTRA MOBILE.
The game promises to be very interesting to both its old-school players and new comers.
They already released a trailer on Youtube which shows that the new Contra Mobile will be coming with a new dynamic gameplay, new praphics, locations, additional Bosses, Bonuses, 4 playable characters and an extra hero.

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